The Frontier Books in Order

Mountain man Lazarus Buchanan takes his Native family east to reconnect with relatives in Delaware. In a rapidly growing Dover, corruption and hostility test his principles and force him to defend the bonds linking the different worlds he inhabits.

Young Lazarus joins his mountain-man uncle Amos on a journey west to trap beaver in the Rockies. His enthusiasm meets a demanding apprenticeship as Amos teaches him the skills needed to survive the mountains and their many dangers.

Lazarus travels the western wilderness with his wives Dark Wind and Mountain Flower, encountering Native communities, old friends and new enemies. Their bonds of family and shared principles face repeated tests as conflicts threaten the life they have built.

In 1813, young trapper Lazarus Buchanan leads his family across the Continental Divide to return his wife Mountain Flower to her people. War between Britain and America disrupts the fur trade, bringing new threats to the family’s journey.

Lazarus Buchanan has built a family and uneasy peace in the Northern Rockies when new trappers arrive with different ambitions. Their recklessness and treachery threaten his relationships with Native communities and the way of life he has come to value.